Larry is the Senior Director of Government Relations and Economic Development at Tucson Electric Power Co. A former TYD Summer Youth Counselor, Larry is also a member of the Chicanos Por La Causa Southeast Advisory Board, the Southern Arizona Defense Alliance, the Tucson Metro Chamber and Industry Board of Directors, the City of Tucson Industrial Development Authority, the Arizona Mexico Commission and the Arizona Tax Research Association.
"My training in Education and my career experience in Government, Economic Development, and employment and training has revealed how much we must do to prepare today's youth for tomorrow's career opportunities. My and our responsibility is to help youth as much as possible to reach their potential."
"My training in Education and my career experience in Government, Economic Development, and employment and training has revealed how much we must do to prepare today's youth for tomorrow's career opportunities. My and our responsibility is to help youth as much as possible to reach their potential."
5) Workforce Development Specialist (Rural and Urban) - Open to current employees of Tucson Youth Development and Arizona@Work / Pima County One-Stop
- Opening date: January 30, 2017
- Closing date: February 06, 2017
- Job Description
Voting link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2016TYDyouthoftheyear (click or copy/paste to browser)
December 18, 2015: Claudia Rios was honored as the 2015 TYD Youth of the Year.
February 1, 2016: Announcing Tucson's first Nonviolence Resource Center housed at ACE Charter High School in partnership with COPA. Read the PRESS RELEASE
February 2, 2016: TYD welcomes two new Board Members, Amorette Dudgeon and Laura Nagore.
February 11, 2016: ACE Charter High School hosted a Red Cross Blood Drive.
February 23, 2016: TYD welcomes new Board Member James Workman.
- February, 2016: ACE and YouthWorks students were in the Tucson Rodeo Parade! See pictures here.
TYD welcomes three new Board Members, Amorette Dudgeon, Laura Nagore and James Workman. - TYD welcomes three new Board Members, Amorette Dudgeon, Laura Nagore and James Workman.
ACE Charter High School hosted a Red Cross Blood Drive - Tucson's first Nonviolence Resource Center opens, housed at ACE Charter High School in partnership with COPA. Read the press release.
Who We Help
TYD provides education, training and employment services to young people facing some of the toughest challenges imaginable. These youth often live in cycles of poverty and unstable family structures. They can face numerous barriers to self-sufficiency – lack of adequate education, job readiness skills, and daily basic needs such as food, personal hygiene products, clothing and a place to live are just a few challenges our young people overcome through participation in our programs.
Many of the youth we serve have many obstacles including, but not limited to:
- High school drop outs
- Juvenile ex-offenders
- Homeless youth
- Pregnant or parenting teens
- Older youth and young adults whose reading and computational
skills rate below the ninth grade level
- Foster and displaced children
- Children with learning disabilities
- Unemployed/underemployed youth and young adults
- English language learners and minorities
For the young people involved in TYD programs, it doesn’t matter where they’ve been,
what matters is where they’re going and where they’re going is into the workforce.
Through a network of public and private sector partners, TYD programs can break
the cycle of poverty for vulnerable kids and send them into a lifetime of success.
Over 45,000 youth have been provided direct services through TYD's programs enabling young people to remain in school, graduate and transition into post-secondary education or the workforce while gaining valuable work experience and employability skills, develop strong work ethics and achieve their academic, vocational and personal goals.
Benefits to Youth
Youth employment is at its lowest level since World War II; only about half of young people ages 16 to 24 held jobs in 2011. Among the teens in that group, only 1 in 4 is now employed. Tucson Youth Development is part of the solution. TYD provides education, training and employment services to young people facing some of the toughest challenges imaginable. Young people eager to overcome adversity. Young people who haven’t given-up on their dreams. TYD provides the tools, inspiration, support and road map to getting there.
Benefits to Community
When young people lack connections to jobs and school, government spends more to support them. Many already have children of their own, exacerbating the intergenerational cycle of poverty in some communities. Currently, 6.5 million people ages 16 to 24 are both out of school and out of work, statistics that suggest dire consequences for financial stability and employment prospects in that population.
TYD’s programs are designed to empower youth and lead them toward success in academics and the workforce beyond the continuum of services and ultimately, an increased quality of life for youth who may otherwise have remained in cycles of poverty.
Benefits to Business
Even as young people struggle to gain experience and find any type of job, businesses cannot find the skilled workers they need to compete in the ever-changing 21st-century economy. TYD is a unique place. We embrace and value cutting edge technology and understand that the traditional education model isn’t one-size fits all. TYD offers technical training and apprenticeship programs that unlock potential by keeping young people on track while providing employers with trained, skilled employees.
TYD provides education, training and employment services to young people facing some of the toughest challenges imaginable. These youth often live in cycles of poverty and unstable family structures. They can face numerous barriers to self-sufficiency – lack of adequate education, job readiness skills, and daily basic needs such as food, personal hygiene products, clothing and a place to live are just a few challenges our young people overcome through participation in our programs.
Many of the youth we serve have many obstacles including, but not limited to:
- High school drop outs
- Juvenile ex-offenders
- Homeless youth
- Pregnant or parenting teens
- Older youth and young adults whose reading and computational
skills rate below the ninth grade level
- Foster and displaced children
- Children with learning disabilities
- Unemployed/underemployed youth and young adults
- English language learners and minorities
For the young people involved in TYD programs, it doesn’t matter where they’ve been,
what matters is where they’re going and where they’re going is into the workforce.
Through a network of public and private sector partners, TYD programs can break
the cycle of poverty for vulnerable kids and send them into a lifetime of success.
Over 45,000 youth have been provided direct services through TYD's programs enabling young people to remain in school, graduate and transition into post-secondary education or the workforce while gaining valuable work experience and employability skills, develop strong work ethics and achieve their academic, vocational and personal goals.
Benefits to Youth
Youth employment is at its lowest level since World War II; only about half of young people ages 16 to 24 held jobs in 2011. Among the teens in that group, only 1 in 4 is now employed. Tucson Youth Development is part of the solution. TYD provides education, training and employment services to young people facing some of the toughest challenges imaginable. Young people eager to overcome adversity. Young people who haven’t given-up on their dreams. TYD provides the tools, inspiration, support and road map to getting there.
Benefits to Community
When young people lack connections to jobs and school, government spends more to support them. Many already have children of their own, exacerbating the intergenerational cycle of poverty in some communities. Currently, 6.5 million people ages 16 to 24 are both out of school and out of work, statistics that suggest dire consequences for financial stability and employment prospects in that population.
TYD’s programs are designed to empower youth and lead them toward success in academics and the workforce beyond the continuum of services and ultimately, an increased quality of life for youth who may otherwise have remained in cycles of poverty.
Benefits to Business
Even as young people struggle to gain experience and find any type of job, businesses cannot find the skilled workers they need to compete in the ever-changing 21st-century economy. TYD is a unique place. We embrace and value cutting edge technology and understand that the traditional education model isn’t one-size fits all. TYD offers technical training and apprenticeship programs that unlock potential by keeping young people on track while providing employers with trained, skilled employees.
After School Work Experience Program
The After School Work Experience Program provides employment opportunities for youth in urban and rural Pima County. Participants are involved in healthy education and work environments and develop skills to support present and future economic independence. Partnerships are established with hundreds of employers including some of Southern Arizona’s largest public employers: The University of Arizona, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Pima County and the City of Tucson.
Summer Youth Employment & Education Programs
The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides low-income, at-risk youth in urban and rural areas with education and employability opportunities to increase skills through basic skills development, training and paid work experience in public and private sector jobs. Selected youth will attend classes 30 hours a week at TYD and be paid at minimum wage. Following completion of the education component, participants will be placed at worksites for three weeks during July. With a 95% success rate, participation of at-risk youth in structured, healthy environments promotes a constructive alternative during critical out of school months when incidents of delinquency may increase in the community.
L.E.A.P. Program (Learn, Earn, Advance, Prosper)
The Learn Earn Advance Prosper Program offers a pathway from health related vocational training in high school to paid work experience in the hospital. Work experience during the academic year transitions to internships for graduates during the summer; upon completion employment is offered with the opportunity for tuition reimbursement. In 2010, the first participant to become a RN graduated from the University of Arizona. Over ten years, 90% of youth hired have retained employment in the medical field.
Growth Industry Internships
The Internship program for youth provides specific industry-related education, training and internships to transition youth to career pathways in industries that have including machinist trades. biotechnology, logistics and healthcare.
Pima County Workforce Investment Act Case Management - NOW RECRUITING!!
The Workforce Investment Act which targets youth with barriers by providing assessment, case management, career and vocational exploration, occupational skills training, work experience, leadership, counseling, tutoring and referral to support and follow up services. The WIA Case Management Program provides comprehensive case management services and advocacy for youth and young adults who need moderate to long-term assistance and guidance in developing and achieving long-term goals.
The After School Work Experience Program provides employment opportunities for youth in urban and rural Pima County. Participants are involved in healthy education and work environments and develop skills to support present and future economic independence. Partnerships are established with hundreds of employers including some of Southern Arizona’s largest public employers: The University of Arizona, Davis Monthan Air Force Base, Pima County and the City of Tucson.
Summer Youth Employment & Education Programs
The Summer Youth Employment Program (SYEP) provides low-income, at-risk youth in urban and rural areas with education and employability opportunities to increase skills through basic skills development, training and paid work experience in public and private sector jobs. Selected youth will attend classes 30 hours a week at TYD and be paid at minimum wage. Following completion of the education component, participants will be placed at worksites for three weeks during July. With a 95% success rate, participation of at-risk youth in structured, healthy environments promotes a constructive alternative during critical out of school months when incidents of delinquency may increase in the community.
L.E.A.P. Program (Learn, Earn, Advance, Prosper)
The Learn Earn Advance Prosper Program offers a pathway from health related vocational training in high school to paid work experience in the hospital. Work experience during the academic year transitions to internships for graduates during the summer; upon completion employment is offered with the opportunity for tuition reimbursement. In 2010, the first participant to become a RN graduated from the University of Arizona. Over ten years, 90% of youth hired have retained employment in the medical field.
Growth Industry Internships
The Internship program for youth provides specific industry-related education, training and internships to transition youth to career pathways in industries that have including machinist trades. biotechnology, logistics and healthcare.
Pima County Workforce Investment Act Case Management - NOW RECRUITING!!
The Workforce Investment Act which targets youth with barriers by providing assessment, case management, career and vocational exploration, occupational skills training, work experience, leadership, counseling, tutoring and referral to support and follow up services. The WIA Case Management Program provides comprehensive case management services and advocacy for youth and young adults who need moderate to long-term assistance and guidance in developing and achieving long-term goals.
Arnold Palacios, Executive Director
Arnold has been Executive Director of TYD since 2008. Previous to his employment with TYD, he directed youth programs for Pima County, served as a high school principal, taught in TUSD for 18 years and worked in youth workforce and education programs for S.E.R. and C.P.L.C. Presently, Arnold serves on the Workforce Investment Board and The National Conservation Legacy Board.
"I am very proud that my career has been dedicated to serving young people in Pima County. I was born and raised in Tucson and it's great to give back to my community."
Arnold has been Executive Director of TYD since 2008. Previous to his employment with TYD, he directed youth programs for Pima County, served as a high school principal, taught in TUSD for 18 years and worked in youth workforce and education programs for S.E.R. and C.P.L.C. Presently, Arnold serves on the Workforce Investment Board and The National Conservation Legacy Board.
"I am very proud that my career has been dedicated to serving young people in Pima County. I was born and raised in Tucson and it's great to give back to my community."
May, 2015: If you are a University of Arizona student, please visit Wildcat JobLink for current paid internship opportunities.
A SPECIAL THANK YOU
A special thank you to the students, employers and collaborating partners who participated in the accelerated interviewing process for the
Growth Industry Internship Program: Logistics on January 29, 2015.
TYD wishes to recognize the following partners for their support and commitment to this initiative and for helping to provide youth with career opportunities and pathways:
American Red Cross
Big Brothers Big Sisters
The City of Tucson, Office of Economic Development
The Humane Society of Southern Arizona
U of A Tech Park
Joint Technical Education District (JTED)
Lead Local
Pima Animal Care Center
Tucson Unified School District
World Care
Water Management Group
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